On Monday night, two locals on motorbike were shot by an unknown gunman between Lamaing and Kawdut main road, in Ye Township, southern Mon State. The injured individuals were first sent to Lamaing Town’s General Hospital and then transferred to the General Hospital in Mon State’s Mawlamyine Capital.
A group of 5 locals were traveling on 3 motorbikes from Kawdut Village to Lamaing Town around 10 PM on Monday. Roughly halfway to Lamaing Town, an unknown gunman fired at them 8 times from a very dark location. Nai Mon Dan and Nai Kyainbut were riding together at the rear and each was shot , according to the victims’ friend.
“Only the last motorbike was shot at. There was the sound of 8 shots. Two persons on the last motorbike suffered from two gun shots each. One got shot in his stomach while another one got shot in the arm from which he suffered a broken bone. The unknown gunmen stole the motorbike ridden by two injured persons,” said Nai Mon Dan’s friend.
The two injured persons were assisting the New Mon State Party’s drug elimination project and were involved in arresting drug dealers, according to a source from Lamaing Town.
“They have helped in eliminating the drug issue through the NMSP’s project. They also helped arrest the young people who are using drugs and causing violence,” said the source from Lamaing Town.
Lamaing Town Police Station has opened a file on the case, and indicated they are prepared to pursue charges against the perpetrators, citing criminal code/article 307/104 with appendix no. Pa – 0026 (2021), according to Police Chief U Thein Zaw, of Ye Township Police Force.
“We have filed the case. We are still investigating who shot them. We have not found out who it is yet. The gun that was used was an M-16,” said Police Chief Then Zaw.
On June 24, at 8 PM, a local riding a motorbike was shot by unknown gunmen in Hangan Village, southern Ye Township. That investigation is still underway.
